Review: Third Witness and Friends – Illequal
Things larger than single simple statements aren’t always the most fun. Sometimes after a long time, despite the work put into of the message, you no longer wish to hear …
Review: Ricardo Dias Gomes – Aa
Aa, the latest EP from Ricardo Dias Gomes, is a hypnotic record with a strong emphasis on bass and rhythm. Gomes’ ability to manipulate bass tones reflects his acclaimed work …
Review: Collections of Dead Souls – A Calm Taste EP
I type as I listen. We open with glitches and kosmische loops engulfing us and slowly pulling us in. Whispers or birdsong or both gradually reveal melodies apparently lost in …
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Review: Girl Pusher – 911
If you were to give me one word to describe Girl Pusher‘s music, it would be cathartic. Cathartic in a way where the music is a raw and candid blackwashing of the …
Review: Empathy Family – Sleep Transmission
I used to live in a mobile home in the middle of nowhere in the woods of central Texas. One time I took MDMA and laid in my room on …
Review: Dire Wolves / Headroom Split
Upon hitting play on this record I immediately got transported into a very psychedelic space. The drums and guitar on Dire Wolves’ ‘The Process Of Weirding Out,’ inject the right …
Review: Disintegration State Batch – Adventsong / Sunbane / Mute Branches
Adventsong – Happy Accidents Happy Accidents by Adventsong covers a lot of stylistic ground: there’s a lot of ambient sounds, but also elements of dance music. True to their self-description …
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Review – Chesty Vulva – Subjects
There’s a lot going on here. Sometimes people say that when they have a negative word to follow. This is not the case with the album Subjects by Chesty Vulva. …
Review – James Britt – Small Guitar Pieces
It’s 4 am and storming, I’m listening to this while I avoid sleep in favor of music. Declarative statements and plucky guitars. Parsing someones influences is always hard, but something …
Review – M. Grig – Millpond Way
I will be moving soon. I have lived in a major US city for the past 12 years give or take. While it has been mostly great, the incessant traffic, …